NAPLES v. STATE

S19A1571.

838 S.E.2d 780 (2020)

NAPLES v. The STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided: February 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry M. Hazen , 2060 Equitable Building, 100 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, for Appellant.

Patricia B. Attaway Burton , Deputy Attorney General, Paula Khristian Smith , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Carr , Attorney General, Mark Samuel Lindemann , Assistant Attorney General, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 40 Capitol Square, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30334, Rachelle L. Carnesale , Shannon Glover Wallace , District Attorney, Cliff Head, A.D.A., CHEROKEE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, 90 North Street, Suite 390, Canton, Georgia 30114-2754, for Appellee.


Michael Naples was tried by a Cherokee County jury and convicted of murder and other crimes in connection with the death of 17-month-old Kaylee Johnson. Naples appeals, contending that the trial court erred when it admitted "other acts" evidence under OCGA § 24-4-404(b) ("Rule 404(b)") and that he was denied the effective...

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